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The Bylaws and Executive Committees are bringing forth one Bylaw motion for a vote by Lot Owning Members at the CSA 2025 Annual Meeting.
This proposed amendment was filed with the Secretary - January 2025. It was published in the 2025 Assembly News, and will be presented at the July 2025 Open Forum. If there are no significant objections, it will be voted on at the 2025 Annual Meeting. This motion pertains to SECTION VI. SALE OF LOTS. Common property owned by the CSA, not private property owned by Lot-Owning Members.
Click this link to read a PowerPoint presentation explaining the rational for the motion and the specific motion language. Please direct any comments or questions to the Bylaws Committee at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Policy on the Use of Common Property by CSA Lot Owners Revised November 2, 2024 Board of Trustees Meeting
It is the obligation of the CSA Board of Trustees to ensure that all CSA common property (namely, all CSA property other than privately owned lots located within the CSA) is reserved for the common good and for common use. It is recognized that circumstances can arise that cause it to be appropriate to permit CSA property owners to make limited use of common property for certain specific and limited purposes, when such use can be accomplished without detriment to the common good.
This policy was revised to include that Lot Owners seeking a new, or modified, use of common property may not do so without the express written permission of the Board of Trustees. When a Lot Owner wishes to use CSA common property, they must make a written request to the Board. If approved, the Legal Committee works with the Lot Owner and our outside legal firm to finalize a Permissive Use Agreement (PUA) or other legal documentation of the use (such as an easement), if either the CSA or the Lot Owner requests such documentation. The final document will be recorded with the Benzie County Register of Deeds. The Lot Owner shall pay all legal fees and expenses for the development and recording of their PUA or other document. Click here to read entire policy.